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decifive, if it fucceeded, than it would have been, had 
the artery alone been taken in. We difcovered no di- 
vifion in the trunk of the artery like what I have ob- 
ferved ; and having made the wound of a fufficient ex- 
tent, we fucceeded at once in palling the ligatures with 
the needle, without the leaft haemorrhage. The wound 
was anointed with frefh hog’s lard, to tempt the dog 
the more readily to lick it; and this application was 
often repeated, having at the fame time the whole 
limb embrocated with linimentum volatile^ which was 
well rubbed in. After the operation, the dog fliewed no 
figns of great pain, had no fpafmodic motions in the limb, 
but made no ufe of it, and we could feel no pulfation be- 
low the ligatures. On the 20th, nothing appeared wor- 
thy notice, only that there was a warmth throughout the 
limb, nearly to the fame degree as in the other. 21ft, 
A little oedematous fwelling appeared upon the leg ; in 
other refpedts, as yefterday. 2 2d, Same appearances 
as yefterday ; begun to move the limb. 23d, Moved 
the limb rather more; wound looked well. 24th, 
Moved the limb more than yefterday; wound well di- 
gefted; oedematous fwelling lefs. 25th, The upper 
ligature came off; no hemorrhage enfued. 26th, 
Wound in a healing ftate; he began to ftep upon the 
limb; oedematous fwelling quite difperfed. 27th, All 
appearances favourable. 28th, The other ligatures 
came off, without any oozing of blood. 29th, The 
wound contradled into a narrow compafs, by virtue of 
his 
